1471

False PersonationMethods of Proof

The most general allegations of impersonation of a government
official
sufficiently charge this element of the offense. Failure to prove that the
representation of federal authority was false is reversible error.
United
States v. McNaugh, 42 F.2d 835, 836-37 (2d Cir. 1930). Proof of the
falsity
of the representation can be made by a properly authenticated affidavit of
the
person having custody of the personnel records of the assumed office
reciting
that a diligent search reveals no record of defendant's employment.
T'Kach
v. United States, 242 F.2d 937, 937-38 (5th Cir. 1957).